Madeleine Albright, the first woman to become a US Secretary of State, has died at the age of 84. She served under President Bill Clinton's administration from 1997 to 2001, making history for women in the US.
Her family announced her death in statement released on Wednesday (March 23). They said that she was "surrounded by family and friends" when she died.
The family's statement said: "We are heartbroken to announce that Dr Madeleine K Albright, the 64th US secretary of state and the first woman to hold that position, passed away earlier today. The cause was cancer. She was surrounded by family and friends. We have lost a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend.
